1篇阅读理解
OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea．Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups．
Afternoontea
PeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea．Inthe18thand19thcenturies．theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachdaybreakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening．Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals．Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo'clock．Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches．andteawasserved(提供)towashdownthefood．Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportant,finechinacupsandplates,andsilverteapots．knives,forksandspoonswereusedSoon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions．Today,afternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeinmodernBritain．
Willyoucomeforcoffee'?
CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture．Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangeJuicewillbeservedaswellascoffee．andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike．However,youwillnotnormallyheofferedwineata"coffee"party.
CoffeehousesandtheLondonStockExchange
Inthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces．Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee．Infact,theLondonStockExchange(股票交易所)isbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses
56．Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteebecauseshe______．
Aenjoyedchattingwithherfriendsathome
Blovedfineteaandbeautifulchinateacups
C．wantedtosharenicefoodwithherfriends
Dfoundpeoplefelthungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthetwomeals
57．Whatdoes“socialoccasions”meaninChinese?
A．集体婚礼B．社交活动C.社区表演D．公共场合
58Ifsomeonesaystoyou“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”,you
A．willbeoff
